Creamy spinach cooked with golden paneer cubes, spiced with garlic, ginger, and traditional Indian flavours. This comforting vegetarian side dish pairs beautifully with naan or rice.
Ingredients
- 250 g paneer cut into cubes
- 400 g fresh spinach
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger grated
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped (or 200g tinned chopped tomatoes)
- 1 green chilli finely chopped (optional)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 100 ml double cream or Greek yoghurt
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, lightly fry the paneer cubes until golden. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, add another tbsp oil. Fry cumin seeds for 30 seconds.
- Add onion, garlic, ginger → cook until soft and golden.
- Add turmeric, cumin, coriander, and chilli → stir for 1 min.
- Add tinned chopped tomatoes or 2 medium tomatoes chopped, cook until thickened into a sauce.
- Add spinach (fresh or thawed frozen), cook until wilted.
- Return fried paneer cubes to the pan, stir through.
- Add garam masala, cream (or yoghurt), and season with salt.
- Simmer gently for 5 minutes, then serve hot with naan or rice.